How Many People Are Named Mariana?
An estimated 42,583 people in the United States have the first name Mariana. It is almost exclusively a female name. The average bearer is 20 years old, and Mariana peaked in popularity in 2005 with 2,069 births that year.
Below you will find a full statistical profile of Mariana as a first name in the United States, including gender data, a year-by-year popularity timeline going back to 1880, a decade breakdown, and state-by-state birth registrations. You can also check how many people share the full name Mariana paired with any surname.
Key Insights
- While Mariana is overwhelmingly female, 85 male births have been registered with this name since 1880.
Estimated Living Americans
42,583
About 1 in 8,049 people in the U.S.
Rarity
Uncommon
Predicted Gender
Female
99.8% confidence
Average Age
20
years old
Peak Year
2005
2,069 births
Total Registered
44,770
since 1880
Gender Distribution for Mariana
Mariana is almost exclusively a female name. Out of 44,770 total births registered, 99.8% were female.
Mariana as a male name
Ranked #13,666 in 2007
5 male births in 2007
Peak: 1989 (9 births)
Mariana as a female name
Ranked #242 in 2024
1,296 female births in 2024
Peak: 2005 (2,062 births)
Mariana: Popularity Over Time
SSA records for Mariana span from the 1880s to the 2020s, covering 15 decades of naming data. The most popular decade for this name was the 2000s, when 15,862 babies were registered. While Mariana is less common than at its peak in the 2000s, it remains a well-established name with steady registrations.
Mariana by Decade
How has Mariana tracked across different eras? The table below groups all SSA birth registrations into 10-year periods, with separate male and female counts. The colored bar shows each decade's share relative to the peak.
Mariana by State
Birth registrations for Mariana span all 44 states and territories in the SSA database. The highest counts are in California, Texas, Florida. The lowest are in Maine, Hawaii, South Dakota. On average, about 944 Marianas were registered per state.
Mariana + Last Name Combinations
How many people share a full name with Mariana as the first name? Click a combination below to see the estimate, or search any pairing.
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Mariana: Questions and Answers
How many people in the U.S. are named Mariana?
We estimate approximately 42,583 people named Mariana are alive in the United States today. This is based on SSA birth records from 1880 to 2024, adjusted for mortality using CDC life tables. About 1 in 8,049 Americans share this first name.
Is Mariana a common name?
Mariana is classified as "Uncommon" and is more popular than 99% of all first names in the SSA database. A total of 44,770 births have been registered with this name since 1880.
When was Mariana most popular?
Mariana reached peak popularity in 2005, when 2,069 babies were given this name. The average age of a living person named Mariana is approximately 20 years old, reflecting when the name was most commonly given.
Is Mariana a female name?
Mariana is predominantly female. 99.8% of people with this name are female. See the gender breakdown above for full details.
How many Mariana Smiths are there?
To find how many people share a specific full name, we combine first name and surname frequencies. Try: Mariana Smith, Mariana Johnson, Mariana Williams. You can also search any combination on our homepage.
Where does this data come from?
Our estimates use Social Security Administration birth records (1880 to 2024), adjusted for survival using CDC 2023 life tables broken down by sex. The U.S. population figure (342,754,338) is from the Census Bureau's July 2025 estimate. Full methodology.
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